Author Archives: iaac

New Amsterdam Plein & Pavilion in New York UNStudio’s initial conceptual design for New Amsterdam Plein & Pavilion calls for a 5,000 square-foot,  carefully programmed space located within The Battery’s Peter Minuit Plaza, named for the enterprising Dutch Director-General who in 1626 consolidated the early settlements at the tip of Manhattan – a grouping that [...]

The Chair One by Konstantin Grcic, is a beautiful structure inspired chair that is both simple and complex. Its simplicity is seen in its defined lines and its complexity is highlighted in the engineering ingenuity that is behind it. It was inspired by a football, which is created by assembling a number of flat surfaces [...]

Burnham Pavilion The Burnham Pavilion by Zaha Hadid Architects triggers the visitors’ curiosity and encourages them to consider the future of Chicago. “It’s about reinvention and improvement on an urban scale and about welcoming the future with innovative ideas and technologies. Our design continues Chicago’s renowned tradition of cutting edge architecture and engineering, at the [...]

(C)SPACE PAVILLION – Temporary Pavilion for the DRL10 (AA) ALAN DEMPSEY+ALVIN HUANG London, United Kingdom October 2007 (Competition winner announced) Febrary 2008 (Expected completion) Area – 100mq [C]SPACE is the winning competion entry in the ‘AADRLTenPointZero’ Pavilion project, an advanced technology concrete structure that was erected in Bedford Square (London) in February, 2008 as part [...]

Architect: Faulders Studio (california) Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Project year: 2009 Typology: Vertical Salt Deposit The building features a large super structure which will, over time, grow  a skin façade on its own. the system utilizes a vertical salt deposit growth systemthat uses water from the adjacent persian gulf. the water is sprayed onto [...]

Architect: Jesse Reiser + Nanako Umemoto Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Project year: 2006 Typology: commercial tower The shell is not only the structure of the building, it acts as a sunscreen open to light, air, and views. The openings on the shell modulate depending on structural requirements, views, sun exposure, and luminosity. The overall [...]

This project was conceived to adapt in an organic way to the surrounding environment. It was designed to harmonize with the existing vegetation, the commercial axe and finally with the local school building. The lightness of the building’s skin allows it to breathe the day and to exhale by night.